The number of recluses in that age group who have not interacted with people outside their family is higher than in the 15-39 age bracket, the government survey found.
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Hikikomori is a psychological condition which makes people shut themselves off from society, often staying in their houses for months on end. There are at least half a million of them in Japan. It was once thought of as a young person's condition, but sufferers are getting older and staying locked away for longer.Jan 14, 2018 Hikikomori: Worrying mental health problem traps Japanese at home ...
In Japan, hikikomori (Japanese: ひきこもり or 引きこもり, lit. "pulling inward, being confined", i.e., "acute social withdrawal"; colloquially/adaptive translation: shutter) are reclusive adolescents or adults who withdraw from social life, often seeking extreme degrees of isolation and confinement.[1] Hikikomori refers to both the phenomenon in general and the recluses themselves. Hikikomori have been described as loners or "modern-day hermits".[2] Estimates suggest that half a million Japanese youth have become social recluses[3], as well as more than half a million middle aged individuals.[4]
